Moreno: Politically motivated cases won’t prosper

MAYOR Oscar Moreno on Monday said he was optimistic that the string of criminal and administrative charges filed against him would not prosper.

Moreno said this after the Supreme Court cleared the associate justices of the Court of Appeals-Mindanao Station from accusations that they made a mistake when they issued temporary restraining orders and writ of preliminary injunctions against the ombudsman’s rulings, dismissing and perpetually disqualifying him from holding public office.

“I hope that we will overcome,” Moreno told reporters in a news conference.

The CA orders pertain to a number of complaints filed by former barangay chairman William Guialani, Clemente Atoc and Puntod barangay chairman Marvin Beja against the mayor, including the deal city hall made with condiments maker Ajinomoto Philippines and the rental of sleeping quarters for the city’s aspiring boxers.

Moreno said the SC decision was “a clear vindication for the accused Justices who are duty-bound to decide.”

The SC, in another decision, denied the petition for certiorari, questioning the TRO and subsequent writ of preliminary injunction on yet another ombudsman decision that meted a three-month suspension against Moreno, City Budget Officer Percy Salazar and City Accountant Beda Joy Elot for simple misconduct.

“Justice is alive in Cagayan de Oro. Our courts cannot be swayed into entertaining baseless and politically motivated cases. At the end of the day, justice will prevail,” Moreno said. (davao today)

About mindanao goldstar daily

TREND MAKER. Mindanao Gold Star Daily was established in 1989 to set ablaze a new meaning & flame to the local newspaper business. Throughout the years it continued its focus and interest in the rural areas & pioneered the growth of countryside journalism.